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FirstMonth of Baseball
Weird Setup Leaves World Champs
In Second Division, Nats in Fourth
By CABL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer aiid YORK. May 17—Weird is the word for the first month of the base season. Who ever would have believed that the World Champion Cleveland Indians would be in sixth place. or that the Boston Red Sox, Shoice of most experts to win the American League flag, would be ‘ seventh. srl ney Too And who would have made him- | Where are the world champion self subject to sanity tests py| Cleveland Indians and We damm predicting that the Washington i 3 Supposed Pos ethro, Senators would have the longest em, the mighty ton Red EE al in Dent Ee Joti hampered by in e an 0 em on ndians, - the road? {juries to their pitching staff, are What about those proud old/in sixth place. The Red Sox,
Bronx Bombers, the New York whose pitchers are hurt but who Dodge
Yankees? Sure, there they are in|can’t pitch anyway, are in sevfirst placé and that is a surprise enth, Only the Browns help mainin itself since they certainly/tain a semblance of normalcy. weren't expected to be up there They're in eighth, and where else without Joe DiMaggio and Char-' would anyone expect them to be? ley Keller. But they're last in the) Reds Fooling "Em
American League in home runs; with only 12 to date and the last-| , .c Dest bet before the start
place St. Louis Browns are first in homers with 27. Tied for Homer Lead A couple of strange guys, Dick Kokos and Jack Graham, lead that Brownie barrage with seven homers apiece. Shades of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. And the Yankees, who used to sneer in disdain over a little thing like stealing a base, are reduced to that form of petty thievery with the result that they are leading the league with 12 thus far. Oddities—there are dozens of them. Such as the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators being in the American League first division, and
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Major Leaders
By United Pres diseased with speed, and should Tonight (Br 8:48. | NATIONAL 1 AGUE H pet. | SHOW their bests at the mile dis-|4 vi! Alison No. 4: 1.30, Voamsencs ve grog syou if 8 1 § i tance. Olympia set al the paoflfodfiwite hull Bid, ¥, Mod: X fotkmart Rew “York: 28 113 31 18 38/101 while Noble Tmpulen Sears vi fholind Fare Boras Rider Hoch , Bos MERICAN 1 AGUE » a 21% Ih while Noble Jmpulse heaps ednesday (hirookside) : Mallory AA vs, Kell, Detroit ........ 3 io B a Jas at Pimlico before surrendering in Re." 5E ¢ aims b PAL TL J ane [iH 3 § Fine streten ta Greentree Stabiesl | Dar] Chapman. Philadelphia 27100 17 3 361 apo, 19 esults Stephens, Red ds EN Browns... T| Capot returned to Belmont yes- By United Press Wilitams, R. Sox 7 Kokos, Browns ....q/terday from Baltimore and is a N. J—Tony Janiro.
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{of the current campaign was for the Cincinnati Reds to finish last in the National. But they're in {third place today and showing {enough hustle, combined with good pitching, to give a good {argument to any team that tries {to muscle them out. The Giants {were expected to win occasionally {with their power, so instead they’re winning consistently with top-flight pitching. The power, of course, is there too. They've got 33 homers, tops for both {leagues and stand a good chance jof breaking the all-time mark of 221 for a season they set in 1947. Regarding infields, the Athletics were supposed to have the slowest in the business, the Phillies a lively but inexperienced one with Eddie Miller, a converted shortstop ‘at second, and with rookies at the short and third
\) | throwing posts. So fhe A's have
Season Has the Experts ‘Eating Crow’
Deadline Near For Decision On DiMaggio
4 Players From Rolls By Midnight Tomorrow
come up with the most double plays in either league, 38 and {the Phils pace the Nationals with 132.
“Hitless Wonders” As always a lot of people look upon the White Sox as the perpetual “hitless wonders,” but not if they have glanced at the figures lately. For the Chicagoans are tops in league batting with a .270 mark, and in runs batted in with 112. The Dodgers were supposed to come up with a great crew of strong-armed young pitchers, but they have only one guy, Ral Branca, who can win consistentmajors, but even though the rs are the top hitting team in either league at .275 they're still in the second division because of the accordionists on their hurling staff, The pennant-defending Braves jare doing all right, probably are {in fact the most normal team in jeither league, They're up in a tie for the lead, where they belong, and where they may stay. But a lot more can happen in the next month as the teams open the second phase of East-West warfare today with the National League clubs in the west, the American League in the east, The first month ended on a typically dizzy note yesterday when the Senators beat the Red Sox, 3 to 2 in Washington in a mixed-up finish that left fans wondering why the Nats had won. With two out in the ninth Sam Mole singled home Tom O'Brien with what looked to be the tying tally, but before O'Brien crossed the plate, pinchrunner Lou Stringer over-ran second and was nailed for the third out. Mickey Haefner, who pitched a one-hitter against Cleveland in his last start, scattered eight hits for his third win.
Olympia May
Has Recovered Form
NEW YORK, May 17—Olymp| Park,
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“Olympia is fit and ready to run,” Parke said after working the son of Heliopolis over Belmont’s main track. Olympia’'s clocking certainly verified Parke's statement. The swift bay colt reported to have come out of the big Derby ldme and overworked but he showed no signs of either as he worked seven furlongs in sparkling 124 4/5. He touched the half-mile marker in :46 2/5, five furlongs in :59 1/5, and six furlongs in 1:11 4/5. The Withers is the next stop along the gold and glory trail for members of the three-year-old division. It currently shapes up as a battle between Olympia and Crispin Oglebay's Noble Impulse. And what a battle it could 1
® Both Extremely Fast
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Athlet's 23'Noble Impulse is expected in New
Regain Lost
Prestige in Withers Mile
~~ Trainer Says Odds-On Derby Favorite
for Belmont Run
By TIM MORIARTY, United Press Sports Writer
ia, “the flying horse” whose wings
were clipped in the Kentucky Derby, will be given a chance to regain some of his lost prestige in Saturday's Withers Mile at Belmont
That was the word today from Ivan Parke, trainer of the Fred Hooper colt which went to the post at Churchill Downs as an odds-on
ly. His 5-0 record is best in the
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press § Writer | NEW YORK, May 17— Finally faced with the ‘deadline in their Joe DiMaggio “dilemma, harried New York Yankee officials today promised a decision “within the next 24 hours.” i Actually, the Yankees have no! other choice since all major; league clubs must be down to the 25-player limit by midnight! tomorrow and the New York club now numbers 29. “We will have an announcement regarding DiMaggio’s status either today or tomorrow,” asManager|
sured Yankee General George Weiss. “There's nothing to worry about; we'll have the squad cut by the deadline.” Maybe Weiss wasn’t worried but DiMaggio and Yankee Manager Casey Stengel were. “Haven't Any Idea” : “I don’t have the slightest idea of what will happen,” said Di-| Maggio, who still is undergoing] treatment for a heel injury that! has kept him idle thus far this season. “It's enough to drive a man crazy,” echoed Stengel, “I don't know what we're going to do with DiMaggio . . . keep him on the roster ... put him on the disabled list . . . or what. “How in the world could I be expected to know? I haven't seen the man in uniform since early spring. I don’t know how his heel feels. I don’t even know what the doctors think. 290 Players Now “All 1 know is that we have 29 players now and we'll have to have 25 by midnight tomorrow, Even if I did know who was going to be cut I wouldn't tell you. If I told you who's going to be cut now, the player would read it in the papers and say, ‘Shucks, what's the use of coming to the ball park. I'm not with the club any more.” Yankee players whose status have been placed in doubt by the Thursday midnight deadline are veteran outfielder Charley Keller, suffering from a pulled muscle in his side; Pitcher Frank (Spec) Shea, suffering a balky shoulder, and rookie Outfielder Hank Bauer, suffering an anemic batting average. Pitcher Clarence Marshall and veteran Infielder Nick Witek also are candidates for the chopping block.
Michigan State ‘Wins As Badger Rally Fails
Other probable starters for the important 3-year-old renewal are William Helis’ Ennobled, Mrs. P. A. B. Widener's Whiffenpoof, H. H. Hecht's The Pincher, G. D. Widener’s Reveille and William Ziegler's Entrust. Ocean Drive, a stablemate of Olympia, all but eliminated himself from the Withers when he wound up a beaten third in a prep race at Belniont yesterday. Parke, however, said that a final decision on Ocean Drive’s status will not be made until later this week.
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For Horseshoe League The Indianapolis Horseshoe Pitchers League will play at Brookside and
Brookside Park Wednesday. There is an opening for an additional sponsored team in this league.
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a 6 to 5 baseball victory. The Badgers pushed dcross
but: Wally Beggs relieved starter Lou Bloch and snuffed out the
rally by striking out two Wisconsin men.
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Ted Beard Sent Back To Reds ir
Ted Beard, whose powerful throwing arm cut down many a | base runner last year when he had 31 assists from the outfield, is | returning to Victory Field from the Pirates on a 24-hour recall | agreement. He was a .300 hitter for the 1948 Tribesters and a speed merchant in the pasture and on the bases.
Barnhorst Signs Contract With BAA to Play With Jets
Closing of Deal Hailed as Major
Triumph Over Rival Pro League
Leo Barnhorst, flashy ex-Notre Dame forward, has signed a contract with the Basketball Association of America and is now the draft property of the Indianapolis Jets, association President Maurice Podoloff announced in. New York today. « The Indianapolis boy's signature gave the BAA a major victory over the rival National League. Barmhorat has been under pressure by both professional organiza. Set A emit tions and the Phillips 66 Oilers, Man” when he appeared in 72 an amateur group. [consecutive games over three Dick Miller, receiver for the In-| Season's of play with Notre dianapolis team, said today that{Dame. He first came to the atthe Jets were ‘“‘very happy to sign tention of the late Irish Coach him" and believed he would be of | George Kebgan during & scrim“considerable value as a drawing mage game in his freshman year. card” in his home town. Scored 778 Points Sign The Indianapolis boy was the ed by League {leading scorer on the Notre Dame Since the Indianapolis team i8.team for the last two years. He still on a receivership basis, the geored 205 points in-his sophobasketball star was signed by the more season, 200 more in his association rather than the Jets, junior year and 283 during his Leo's basketball career has genjor campaign for a total of
record, {all-time school record, He starred at Indianapolis’ He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cathedral High School. horst earned the title of “Iron St, Beech Grove,
Chitwood’s “Auto Daredevils”
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WEDNESDAY 18 « THURSDAY Only Appearance in Indianapolis. This Year.
MAY MAY 8:30 P.M.
AVE YOU SEEN Joie Chitwood’s famous “Auto Daredevils” in action? It's the | thrill of a lifetime—and convincing proof of the 49 Fords’ outstanding ability to take | pounding, punishing treatment far beyond anything found in average driving.
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Ace Outfielder Last Season Is Expected To Add Potent Punch
Fleet Fly Chaser to Fill Old Post
_ In Right; Queen to Pitch Tonight By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor ~~
- There was new pennant impetus at Victory Field today as cheering news was received from Pittsburgh. Ted (The Arm) Beard, who was one of the main cogs in the Indians’ 1948 cham-
-pionship team, is on the way back to the Tribesters.
The speed merchant outfielder was released to the Redskins on a 24-hour recall option and will be installed in right field, his gid _Nouition, immediately upon, during the 13-day, 1 ¢ Tribe Business Manager Ted Stand starting tonight as they Sullivan issued the gladsome tid- Dattle the fourth-place Minne. ings, and to make room for “Ted- #Polis Millers. dy Bear” on the roster, Bob Kel-! Queen Goes Tonight logg. rookie outfielder, was Mel Queen is slated to pitch for shipped to New Orleans. {the home boys tonight and will Beard didn't do very well atDe gunning for his sixth victory bat in the majors, but ix expected | Without defeat. Indians and Milto pick up where he left off in lers have met four times this the American Association last/SPring and the Tribesters boast i mor ta Sho an Tops in i not face them in any ol Ve 1n Triples early season clashes. - :
| But the Mi low batted 301, collected 156 Bits, and their riers Borie nal
batted in 85 runs, scored 131 workman, is the 1 p markers, hit 31 doubles, 17 triples | glucoer. Manager Cagues loding and seven home runs. He topped nas assembled a gang of long-ball the circuit in three-baggers. hitters and the Millers are power= Beard was a master hand atify) when they get good pitching. getting on base and worked| Ay the league's western clubs pitchers for 128 walks to lead the negin their secorid 1940 favasion league. He had 13 stolen bases. lof the eastern cities, the Indians
Ted also led the AA in assists by outfielders, 31, and few runners dared to try for an extra base on him once they realized the power of his throwing arm. The release of Beard by the Pirates means that Les Fleming ia to remain in the majors. He has been doing a great job of pinch hitting for the Bucs, who also learned that other big league clubs declined to waive on him. The 1049 Indians have been weak in right field from a fielding standpoint and Beard is expected to correct that flaw. He's a fine judge of a fly ball and can go far to bring 'em down. 1948 Outfield Intact The veteran Culley Rikard, who has been playing the right garden this year, {s not suited to that area. He goes much better in left. With the return of Beard, the Indians now have their 1048 regular starting outfield intact, Rikard and Frank Kalin will alternate in left with Tom Saffell in center and Beard in right. Roy Weatherly, last year's reserve fiychaser and pinch hitter, is no longer around. The addition of Beard, along with Bob Malloy, last year's leading Tribe pitcher, with a record of 21 wins and only seven defeats, probably "will make the
{back to the Redskins Monday by {the Bt. Louis Browns.
Barn-| August H. Barnhorst, 238 N. 16th. The third-place Redskins now are fairly well fixed to go plac
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are one game behind second-place Milwaukee and four behind the {pace setting St. Paul Saints. | Milwaukee was at Columbus to{day, St. Paul in Toledo and Kan. {sas City in Louisville. No games were scheduled yesterday in the
Tennis Clinic Set For Brookside Park " he third naval tennis clinie, ree instruction for youngsters; will be held 8a y at 1:30 p.m.
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The clinic is sponsored by the Central Indiana Tennis Association in co-operation with the city park and recreation department and the Kirshbaum Community Center. Tennis balls will be furs nished by the sponsors, but pars ticipants are requested to bring their own rackets and shoes.
Irish Golfers Win
Times State Service : NOTRE DAME, May 17—The Notre Dame golf team drubbed Michigan Btate 22 to 5 here yes, terday to chalk up its fifth victory in seven starts. George Stuhr, Notre Dame captain, shot a 69 during the morning round and a
been one of the most colorful on 778, just two points short of the Indians over.” Malloy was turned} 68 in the afternoon.
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